Job Details
Salary: Competitive per annum
Hours: 37.5 per week, Monday to Friday
Location: Flexible working, 3 days a week in our VHQ, Crawley
Contract: 9 month fixed term contract
Closing Date: 10th March 2025
Virgin Atlantic is a ground-breaking long-haul airline, committed to protecting the planet while bringing the social and economic benefits of connectivity and trade to the destinations and communities we serve. At Virgin Atlantic, we're committed to innovation, pioneering change through partnership, and being transparent in our progress.
In a nutshell
The purpose of this role is to establish, operate, and maintain the financial accounting processes for intercompany transactions and foreign exchange revaluation for the Group. This role is accountable for delivering accurate, reliable, and timely books of account for the Group with respect to the items within the remit of the role. You will also support the work of the Accountant Financial Reporting concerning the production of financial statements and month-end reporting.
Responsibilities
* Accurately and promptly manage accounting for intercompany transactions each month.
* Record relevant journals in the appropriate entities within the Group.
* Reconcile the intercompany matrix and resolve any discrepancies during the month-end close.
* Calculate and prepare intercompany elimination journals for consolidation, ensuring accurate intercompany positions at all consolidation levels.
* Coordinate the upload and maintenance of foreign currency exchange rates in Oracle.
* Ensure the accuracy of unrealised FX gains and losses generated via Oracle auto-revaluation.
* Validate journal entry accuracy and promptly post them to avoid month-end close delays.
* Prepare regulatory reports for collaborators such as CAA/ABTA/ATOL/ONS etc.
* Maintain up-to-date reconciliations, communicate with the department, control and document system/accounting process changes, and perform accurate accounting with minimal adjustments.
About you
* ACA, ACCA, CIMA trainee
* A good appreciation of accounting standards and double entry bookkeeping
* Strong systems knowledge and experience (mandatory). Understanding of Oracle Financials
* Ability to optimise processes, identifying weak processes and opportunities for improvement
* Experience of working within a fast-paced finance department or audit firm, resilient personality, and the ability to self-motivate
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to distil complex accounting/transactional flows or processes into clear simple messages
* Proven capability to prioritise work, working under pressure and delivering to tight deadlines
* Strong attention to detail and high analytical capability
* Strong on MS Office, in particular Excel
Be yourself
Our customers come from all walks of life and so do our colleagues. That's why we're proud to be an equal opportunity employer and actively encourage applications from all backgrounds. At Virgin Atlantic, we believe everyone can take on the world - no matter your age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disabilities, religion, or beliefs. We celebrate difference and everything that makes our colleagues unique by upholding an inclusive environment in which we can all thrive. #J-18808-Ljbffr